Our long-term Silverado has earned high marks this quarter for being supremely durable and trouble free. This truck has also continued to impress everyone with absolutely quiet and smooth commuting, road trips, and some light off-road use.

We pointed the Armada south and headed to the desert near Borrego Springs, California. It’s a beautiful area full of more dirt roads, trails, and washes than the average person would know what to do with.

After two solid years of substantial updates, the brand needed to keep the interest and momentum going. With the ’15 Ram Laramie Limited and 1500 Rebel, the Ram brand is making a two-front assault on the fullsize market.

We’ve said it before and it needs to be said again: this thing is a road trip machine. In the time since our last report, we’ve clicked off a majority of the miles on our ’14 Nissan Armada on the open road.

Chevrolet has jumped into the compact-crossover market in the U.S. with its recent introduction of the all-new ’15 Chevrolet Trax. The Trax has become a popular offering in Chevrolet’s global portfolio